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Apiomorpha hilli Froggatt, 1921 (Eriococcidae: Apiomorpha)

Apiomorpha hilli Froggatt 1921a: 126. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory, Port Darwin, by Banks & Hill. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Gullan1984,56). Type depository: Orange: Agricultural Scientific Collections Unit, Orange Agricultural Institute, NSW, Australia; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

MillsSeGa2016: pp.265 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to eudesmid-feeding species of Apiomorpha based on host]
MillsSeGa2016: pp.265 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to eudesmid-feeding species of Apiomorpha]
MillsSeGa2016: pp.265 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to eudesmid-feeding species of Apiomorpha based on gall]
Gullan1984: pp.10 ( Adult (F) ) [Adult females and female galls of Apiomorpha]

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female is characterized by having: abdominal segment IX longer ventrally than dorsally; abdomen attenuate not curvilinearly tapered to base of anal lobes; anal ring not concealed by sclerotized shield; anal lobes not papillose; ventral spine-like setae in row across segment VIII and present above anal ring on segment IX (Gullan, 1984).
Structure: Female gall resembles the fruit of the host plant and is ovoid, with apex truncate and surmounted by a pointed cap that partially detaches. Male galls are unknown (Gullan, 1984).
Biology: Female galls are found on stems (Gullan, 1984).
General Remarks: Descriptions, illustrations, and photos of adult female and galls by Gullan (1984).